Education Conference aimed at Transforming the Education Sector in Zambia to be held this week

Minister of High Education Nkandu Luo speaking to Journalists whilst Minister of General Education David Mabumba listens during the Joint Media Briefing at Ministry of High Education

Government will this week hold the first ever Education Conference aimed at transforming the education sector in Zambia.

The conference that will run from 15th to 18th January 2018 at Mulungushi Conference Centre, will be co-hosted by Ministries of General and Higher Education under the theme “improving the quality of Zambia’s Education”.

Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo said government wants to transform the education sector in order to empower youths with skills development.

Professor Luo explained that the transformation agenda calls for a multi-sectorial approach from both government and managements of higher institutions of learning.

She underscored that the conference will be a good platform for the general citizenry and education authorities to concretize ideas on education transformation.

And Minister of General Education, David Mabumba said the conference will also establish alternative financing modes to the education sector in Zambia.

Mr Mabumba said 250 participants will host the education conference from various sectors and countries such United Kingdom and Malaysia among others.

The two ministers where speaking in Lusaka today during the joint Press briefing by both Ministries of General and Higher Education.

Over the years, Zambia has been going through different national development cycles in a quest to attain its vision of being a middle income country by 2030.

Minister of General Education David Mabumba flanked by Minister of High Education Nkandu Luo speaking to Journalists whilst listens during the Joint Media Briefing at Ministry of High Education

This is a joke. A conference should be the last stages of the transformation process. The stages should have been like this:
1. Identify what areas of education are irrelevant, areas to be transformed: curriculum? staffing? academic? skills?student enrolment?etc
2. Research on the identified areas and topics, involve all stakeholders: students at all levels, rural and urban, teachers at all levels, rural and urban, learning institutions at all levels, private sector job markets, government, random education systems in selected countries.
3. call for conference to to discuss the research findings
4. select the most relevant and propose to government.
5. implement the transformation

Can you pleas devise and include an environmental awareness subject for all primary schools.
At least 90% of people in Zambia have gone to primary school. If students are taught waste disposal, keeping our water resources clean and looking after our natural environment, the very next year you will notice improved levels of cleanliness in our communities and cities.

From primary schools students should be taught to be patriotic and proud and defensive of Zambia’s natural environment. Trees and minerals and other natural resources must be protected from a young age.

Zambia’s natural wealth belongs to Zambians , for the benefit of Zambians. No one else will look after our country if we do not teach our people to do so.

I wish Members of parliament had a term limit as well… because some of these guys have existed for too long.. koswe ngakolola mu bond na tv ala tinika….some of these guys Brains are still running windows 98.. and they want bring new ideas they have never brought all these past years

LETS HAVE 10 KEY SPEAKERS FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS AND DELIBERATE LATER ….NAMES LIKE INONGE MBIKUSITA, HAKAINDE HICHILEMA,MARK CHONA,CLIVE CHIRWA etc…..
WE MUST INTRODUCE GOOD AND WORKABLE TECHNOLOGIES ON FOOD MANUFACTURING….I ALWAYS WONDER WHY MANGOES GO TO WASTE WHEN WE CAN MAKE JUICE FOR LOCAL AND EXPORT……..